The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-08-06
THE SIEGE OF PARIS.
Two Extrcots nom tho Diary Of Ez-Nfin-
ister Elihu ID. Washburns.

HWO hktrcot1 HUN tn0 DtnGy VI EA-NAlo-
ister Elihu ID. washburns.
"PARIs, Sunday afternoon. Nov. 20.
s7o.-slxty-third day Of tho Siege. :
Ono Of tho features Of the
siege Is the thousand rumors
and reports that are constantly
flying about The most absurd and
ridiculous oanards arc circulated every
hour In tho day. These French people
srs In position to believe any thing,
even that tho moon Is made Of green
cheese. Some Of tho editors are tho
most deliberate aud inventive liars Of
modern times. One Of the papers said
the other day il had received number
Of tho London Standard Of November
IL. and went on TO give various on
tracts and uo&s takon from II. Every
body wondered how so late paper
could get into Paris, and whom the mat
ter was investigated 10 was shown that
no such paper had ever been received,
and that tho whole thing was q delib-
crate and wilful fabrication. Tho
news that has come by pigeon tele-
graph in regard to the French success
OF Orleans has had great effect Small
fovoss thankfully Noeivcd anil larger
ones In proportion.
For three days II has been war,
war; but now, when these long dreary
days are running out, nothing is accom-.
plished except every few days letter
or a high sounding proclamation Of
Trochu. II has been O dead calm since
the 3lst Of October. not excitement
enough TO stir the blood Of cat.
These people, gay. light, frivolous as
they are, would endure wonders could
you convince them that anything was
to be gained They are getting down
10 what wc called In Gelcna load-rnines
'hanl pan Fresh meat oau not last
much longer. including horse and
mule. The vegetables really soc1n to
be holding out very well, but the prices
are so high that the poor can iny but
very little. Butter Is selling for "a q
pound; turkeys, sl6 apiece; chickens,
80 apiece; rabbits, "a each; oggs, sl.50
a dozen. and SO on. Tho price Of
bread, however, fixed by the city, Is
about as usual. Wine Is also very
cheap. Bread and wine will soon be
about all the poorer classes will have
to eat and drink. What miseyl what
suffering! what desolationl''
"CHmsTMAs PARIS, Sunday, Dec.
26, 1870, 9Sth day Of the Siege. Never
has q sadder Christmas dawned on. any
city. Cold, hunger, agony. grief end
despair sit enthroned at every habiNa-
ton in Paris 1t Is the coldest day "
the season and the fuel is very short;
and the government has had to take
hold Of the fuel question, and the
magnificent shadctrccs that have for
ages adorned the avenues Of this city
are all likely to 60 in the vain struggle
to save France. So says the Official
Journal Of this morning. The suffer
ings Of the past week exceed by far
any thing we have seen. There is
scarcely any meat but horse-meat, and
the government Is now rationing. 1t
carries out Its work with impartiality.
The omnibus-horsc, the cab-horso, the
work-horse and the fancy-horse, all go
alike In the mournful procession to the
butchery shops-the magnificent blood
ed steed Of the Rothschilds by the side
Of the old plug of the cabman. Fresh
beef, mutton, pork are out of the ques-
tion. A little poultry yet remains at
fabulous prices. In walking through
the Rue St Lazare / saw a middling-
sized goose and chicken for sale In q
shop-window. and I had the curiosity
10 step in and inquire the price crash
man that was). Tho price Of the
goose was s25, and the chicken 81
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